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PMO Leadership: How PMOs Can Evolve into Savvy PMOs

Planview

PMO leadership today is about more than being a purveyor of governance and delivering projects on time and on budget. Some PMOs are finding it difficult to evolve beyond a focus on improving project management practices, which can inhibit agility and growth. Centralize project information, manage resources, track project status.

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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You can earn PDUs (professional development units) for ongoing certification renewal, such as for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, from reading. I’ve read, I’m guessing, over 150 management books in my career, and you can read my book reviews if you want to trawl through the archives. What books qualify for PDUs?

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Free and Low Cost Project Management Resources

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There was a question in our Facebook group recently: where can I get project management templates? And another question: where can I get free or cheap project management training materials? There are many premium project management templates available — including my template bundles and ebooks.

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Will a Project Management Certification Help Your Career?

LiquidPlanner

But what if you’re switching from a purely technical role to one that involves managing projects? Or, having managed IT projects for a while, what if you want to formalize your experience with a relevant project qualification? There’s a fair amount of choice when it comes to project management credentials.

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40 Reasons PMOs Fail

Project Risk Coach

I've been managing projects and programs for more than 20 years. I've also had the joy and the pain of implementing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), two in Information Technology Departments and one Enterprise PMO. If you need to develop a PMO project charter , check out my eBook: Start Writing Your Project Charter Today!

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How to List Projects on Your Resume: A No Stress Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You can draw a recruiter’s attention to your skills, teamwork, leadership, and achievements. In my experience as a hiring manager, I want to see the relevant experience that applies to the job. If you are going for a project management position, I would include it before your job history. Have an upcoming interview?

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Review Individual Competence Baseline – Reference Guide ICB4 for PMO

Henny Portman

All the competences are aligned with the IPMA ICB that is used by all the project, programme or portfolio managers in their everyday activities. Within all three main activities, the PMO worker also has an advisory role towards their manager and other stakeholders. Can a PMO employee not be a portfolio manager or portfolio analyst?

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